Likely a Once-in-a-Lifetime Exhibition, ‘Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350’ Is Set To Open at the Met

The contribution of Sienese art to the history and development of Western painting and, by fiat, world culture is pretty damned estimable. The grand reunion of art pulled off here is nothing short of a curatorial coup.

Eileen Travell via the Met
Installation view of 'Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Eileen Travell via the Met

Showstoppers come in all shapes and sizes — at least, that’s one of the upshots of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s extraordinary new exhibition, “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350.” The show is set to open this coming Sunday.

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